Spac Nation pastors Mariam Mbula and Tobi Adeboyega allegedly told their parishioners to go 'full throttle' and to raise £100,000 a week. But Spac Nation’s leaders – some of whom are former gang members themselves – have been accused of threatening parishioners who fail to raise enough money, leaving them drowning in debt. 'A large number of expensive cars with blacked out windows drive up and down our estate to his home at all hours, making a lot of noise and driving at speed. Videos on social media show senior church pastors dressed in designer clothes and gold watches. “Thereafter, he (Tobi) refused to pay and answer my calls; it was a struggle to get him to pay for the third month. According to The Mail On Sunday and HuffPost UK, the church is run by 39-year-old Pastor Tobi Adegboyega. By Eric Elezuo. SPAC Nations lead Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega’s passion for youth revival has led to the restoration of thousands of young lives.. At 25 Tobi Adegboyega came to London with nothing but the clothes on his back and a desire to become a Lawyer. Israeli healthcare group says coronavirus infections... Milly Dowler's killer Levi Bellfield 'is offered Covid jab at high-security jail before most of the rest of... Boris Johnson will 'force travellers from high-risk Covid countries to quarantine in hotels for ten days' in... DAN HODGES: The truth Boris haters can't bear to admit - he has a plan to fight coronavirus and it's... Britons will refuse to live 'like Troglodytes' under indefinite lockdowns, says rebel Tory MP as he urges No... ‘It's a nightmare. The founder claims all of SPAC Nation's money is self-generated. Scotland Yard said it was reviewing the complaints against the church, which is run by Nigerian pastor Tobi Adegboyega, 39, who came to Britain in 2005 and until recently was living in … Labour MP Steve Reed, the Shadow Children’s Minister, says he wants a full investigation into the pastors. Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi sports a personalized baseball cap as they go food... Susanna Reid, 50, fears being left alone in her 'empty nest' when all three of her sons go off to university. 'We given them a family, these homes are a safe-haven away from drugs, gangs and violence.'. 'When I first moved in two years ago I tried to introduce myself to some of the neighbours but many of them were just not interested. Tobi Adegboyega, the extrovert pastor cousin of British Star Wars actor John Boyega is upsetting his well-heeled neighbours in posh Surrey who claim he … From washing plates to leading the biggest youth movements in the UK. It was loud enough for people to hear down the street. One pastor urged her flock to ‘beg, borrow or steal’ to meet the church’s weekly fundraising demands set by church leaders. Adegboyega lives in a £2.5m mansion in Surrey and uses a fleet of luxury cars including a £150,000 Rolls-Royce and at least two Range Rovers. When I couldn’t pay the lawyer anymore, I rested. 14. The church – which welcomes around 1,000 weekly worshippers at raucous services held in hotel conference suites – claims 55 per cent of its congregation are ex-gang members. Published: 07:27 GMT, 16 January 2019 | Updated: 08:43 GMT, 16 January 2019, Tobi Adegboyega (pictured), the pastor cousin of Star Wars actor John Boyega is arguing with his neighbours in Surrey Hills. 'I owe them a great deal and I was hoping to maybe catch up with him over Christmas but it didn't happen. Pastor Dapo Adegboyega of Salvation Proclaimers Army Church (SPAC) Nation, London, has been accused of defrauding a church member identified as Racheal Daniel Boyega, 26, who is best known for playing Finn in Star Wars movies The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, has risen to Hollywood stardom. 'Neighbours who belong to the Residents Management Committee have been to see him about the noise and to be fair to him he and the lads he lives with are very civil and turn the music down if asked to. One of the former residents he has helped is 23-year-old X Factor star Armstrong Martins, who left his childhood home at 13 was brought up by the pastor. We are going to share the bed, we are going to share these finances, you are going to tell me how much you are earning.’. His ministry has been described as a 'young, dynamic church' and most of the worshippers have previously been in jail for crimes like robberies and possessing a knife. 17 May 2017. The services have won backing of the authorities but have been criticised by some as a 'cult' where members are encouraged to flaunt their wealth to make the church seem attractive to others. 'It was loud enough for people to hear down the street. 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Porton Down scientists are 'confident' that all mutant strains of coronavirus can be beaten with vaccines. Members of the Resident Management Committee have confronted the pastor about his parties, the latest of which happened on Christmas Eve. The home on the Pine Coombe estate is owed by local businessman John Power, who paid £1.6 million for it in 2006 and who used to own Croydon's famous Aerodrome Hotel. He said: 'One of our members runs a luxury car rental company, which is why I have nice cars. Pastor Tobi is the star of the show at the church Credit: Instagram / Tobi Adegboyega. Former members claim they have racked up thousands of pounds worth of debt because of the church’s demands, with some alleging pastors helped them to fill out loan applications with fraudulent details to obtain the money. Proof the Pfizer Covid vaccine works in the real world? 'We operate as a micro-economy to look after each other because as black men, we have to work three times as hard to succeed.'. It said the church had a "robust complaints procedure" and "a well run disciplinary system". PETER WALKER: Are slim people ALWAYS fitter than fatties? He recently called London mayor Sadiq Khan a ‘friend’ of the church. ', Residents on the well-heeled estate (pictured) have been to see the pastor and the men living with him about the noise and said they had been 'very civil' and turn the music down if asked to, A neighbour said of Adegboyega's parties (above): 'I don't think they do it maliciously, they just live in their own little bubble with no awareness of how their way of life impacts on others.'. Mr Adegboyega (pictured, home in October) was invited to meet officials at Downing Street and attended the Tory party conference last month, where he sat in the row behind Ministers. 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